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by Caroline Peckham · The Boys of Sinners Bay #1
2020 · 472 pages · Dark Ink Publishing
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Dark, intense contemporary romance with smoldering chemistry and dangerous tension. Mix moody indie, sultry R&B, and industrial pop. Artists like The Weeknd, Banks, and Halsey capture the electric pull between enemies, the intoxicating risk, and surrender to forbidden desire amid chaos.
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